5 The Dream Portal

CHAPTER 5

第五章

The Dream Portal The next morning a royal letter was waiting for Clara. Come to the castle as soon as you wake up! HURRY! I'll be in the kitchen. Thanks,

梦之门第二天早上，一封王室的信在等着克拉拉。 你一醒来就到城堡来！快点!我在厨房。 谢谢,

Lucas Chickens scattered and clucked as Clara raced out the door and down the street to meet her friend. In the royal kitchen she found Ruskin resting in a cage, munching strawberries. "What's Ruskin doing in there?" Lucas held up a finger. "I'll tell you in a sec. But first, Cook, could you please keep Ruskin's cage filled with his favorite foods? If he stops eating, send for me at once!" Cook chuckled and pulled out a large pan. "Of course, my prince! Operation: Feed the Beast

当克拉拉跑出门外，穿过街道去迎接她的朋友时，小鸡们散了开来，咯咯地叫着。 在皇家厨房里，她发现罗斯金躺在笼子里，大嚼草莓。 “罗斯金在里面干什么？”卢卡斯举起一根手指。 “我马上就告诉你。但首先，库克，你能不能把罗斯金的笼子装满他最喜欢的食物？” 如果他不吃东西，马上叫我来！”厨师咯咯地笑着，拿出一个大平底锅。 “当然可以，我的王子！”行动：喂兽

begins now." Lucas thanked Cook and waved to Clara. "We have to go to the royal library right now!" he warned. Clara watched as Lucas left the room without her. She knew that meant something big was up. As they hurried down the hallway, Lucas told Clara about his dream and how the castle had been empty except for Ruskin. He also described the mysterious hum that had come from the opening in the air.

现在开始。”卢卡斯谢过库克，向克拉拉挥手。 “我们得马上去皇家图书馆！”他警告说。 克拉拉看着卢卡斯丢下她离开了房间。 她知道这意味着有大事要发生。 当他们匆匆走过走廊时，卢卡斯告诉克拉拉他的梦，以及城堡里除了罗斯金是如何空无一人的。 他还描述了从洞口传来的神秘的嗡嗡声。

It sounded awful to Clara. "Ruskin spoke to me in my dream," the prince explained. "And he used words—just like he did with you. He said he was in some kind of danger."

克拉拉听起来很可怕。 “罗斯金在我梦里跟我说话了，”王子解释说。 “他还用了语言——就像他对你那样。 他说他有危险。”

"That does seem a lot like my dream!" Clara gasped.

“这看起来确实很像我的梦！”克拉拉气喘吁吁地说。